Vincent Brunhard Sr.
Caterer, businessman, Polish community leader
Born Aug. 16, 1915, Jersey City (NJ), U.S.; son of Felix and Frances (Lewandowski); married Harriet (Sypniewska); children: Vincent Jr., Constance.
Career: owner, bakery, 1944-51, Ampol Baking Company, 1951-61, president, Polonaise Terrace, 1961-, Brooklyn (NY).
Author: founder (with E. Gronet), Polish TV program, Channel 13 (NY, NJ), 1954.
Member of: past active member, Polish Immigration and Relief Committee; organizer, past president, Polish American Sports Club "Warsaw"; organizer, 1st vice president, Polish Sea League of America; past president, Polish Master Bakers Association, and White Eagle Democratic Club; past director, Polish National Home, and Boy Scouts of America, Brooklyn; chairman, Chopin Choir; advisory board member, American Polish Club, Lake Worth (FL), and American Council of Polish Culture (A.C.P.C.); U.S. Power Squadron; Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.); Kosciuszko Foundation; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.); Polish Gift of Life; General Pulaski Memorial Committee.; Polish Museum, Port Washington (NY); Pulaski Association of Business and Professional Men; Polish & Slavic Center; Polish Cultural Society, Palm Beaches (FL); supporter, "Polish Sunday" TV program, Polish dance groups, Polish American youth organizations, educational societies.
Honors: Man of the Year, Pulaski Association of Business and Professional Men, 1968; awards, Polish American Sports Club "Warsaw", Polish Master Bakers Association; citation and medal, Polish Sea League of America; honorary citations, White Eagle Democratic Club, and Greenpoint Ambulance Corporation; Grand Marshal, Pulaski Day Parade, New York City, 1992; honorary member, Polish Legion of American Veterans, 1993; International Knights of Malta, 1995.
Languages: English, Polish.
Hobbies: sailing, golf.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996